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Fifteen years ago Thomas Burke gave up building houses for people -- and his career took flight, so to speak. With a business card that now reads "Builder of Fine Bird Homes," Burke has created ornate, whimsical birdhouses that replicate historic buildings or his clients' own homes.

Left: Burke's rendition of Essex Farm in Royal Oak, Md.

By CBSNews.com senior producer David Morgan

Credit: Courtesy Thomas Burke

Tom Burke grew up in Wilmington, Dela., not far from Chadds Ford, P.a., where three generations of Wyeths have lived and painted. He has constructed birdhouses that replicate buildings first captured on canvas by N.C., Andrew and Jamie Wyeth.

Credit: Courtesy Thomas Burke

Left. Andrew Wyeth's most famous work, "Christina's World" (1948), painted on a farm in Cushing, Maine.